Unclaimed treasures: Older women's reflections on lifelong singlehood

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 105-121

  Baumbusch, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a Univ Brit Columbia's Sch Nursing   (United States)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gerontological feminism; Qualitative research; Single women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 3042791292     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v16n01_08     Document Type: Article

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